...Photography by Ken Marshall...Collages and Text Compilation by Jim Swilley...

Thursday, October 27, 2016

KEN'S PHOTOS...

Photo by Howard Blount

It takes a lot of time to sort through so many hundreds of Ken Marshall's beautiful pics and organize them into these collages, but I enjoy doing it because I think that seeing them put together in this way really makes a powerful visual statement...

Only a beautiful soul like Ken can capture beautiful images like this, and his eye for color really produces a cathartic and healing effect for his viewers, I think...he's not a professional photographer, and he takes all of these with his iPhone, but it's obvious to everyone who sees his photography that he definitely has a gift to arrest these speculator images in an artful way that speaks to the viewer on a very deep level...what he is able to do with what he has to work with is quite special, and I truly believe that it's not the technology of the camera that sets them apart...I know I'm biased, but I honestly think the beauty in the shots comes from the beauty of his kind heart...

I initially started putting his photos into collages because some of them are a little grainy when they're enlarged, and look more hi-def when they're small, but once I started doing it, I realized that the themes of the collages are what makes such a unique impression...I want to be a good steward of his amazing work, which is why I search for the right quote to go with each one...

Fort Mountain Park

The pics also bring me a lot of personal joy because every single one of them represents a wonderful memory of some awesome place that we've seen together...many people have suggested putting these into book form, and this blog is sort of a first step toward that...There may be chaos and negativity all around, but these scenes serve to remind us all that it still really is a beautiful world...Enjoy!Jim Swilley

19 comments:

Wow ! Made me tear up ! You Jim Swilley are one amazing,sweet and wonderful man that I love to the moon and back ! Thank you for making these beautiful collages and picking the perfect verse to go with them ! ❤

Thanks so much Jim Swilley for sharing! These photographs are amazing and evoke so much love and peace. The beauty of the style gives us a glimpse of Ken Marshall and his appreciation for the aesthetic.

Dillard He has an eye for photography for sure! It's definitely been brought out by finding love with you! I love the pictures and even more I love reading the story unfolding about the love and respect you two share for each other!

Incredible. This has to be the sweetest, most beautiful group of words that I've read in a very long time. I'm in awe of the way that you two bow (Namaste) to the divine spirit and gifting within each other. I love the honor and adoration you both so genuinely have for one another. It's a powerful thing to witness. Ken's photos are completely captivating and soul stirring..and only Jim could frame his photography so eloquently..and with such heart.

"...You two are 'happiness' generators. That's the emotion I always experience whenever I see the daily diary of your lives. Doesn't matter what it is that you're sharing...it just makes me happy. Ha..."

- DS

KEN MARSHALL, Photographer

“Photography is a way of feeling, of touching, of loving. What you have caught on film is captured forever… It remembers little things, long after you have forgotten everything.” — Aaron Siskind

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It takes a lot of time to sort through so many hundreds of Ken Marshall's beautiful pics and organize them into these collages, but I enjoy doing it because I think that seeing them put together in this way really makes a powerful visual statement... Only a beautiful soul like Ken can capture beautiful images like this, and his eye for color really produces a cathartic and healing effect for his viewers, I think...he's not a professional photographer, and he takes all of these with his iPhone, but it's obvious to everyone who sees his photography that he definitely has a gift to arrest these speculator images in an artful way that speaks to the viewer on a very deep level...what he is able to do with what he has to work with is quite special, and I truly believe that it's not the technology of the camera that sets them apart...I know I'm biased, but I honestly think the beauty in the shots comes from the beauty of his kind heart... I initially started putting his photos into collages because some of them are a little grainy when they're enlarged, and look more hi-def when they're small, but once I started doing it, I realized that the themes of the collages are what makes such a unique impression...I want to be a good steward of his amazing work, which is why I search for the right quote to go with each one... The pics also bring me a lot of personal joy because every single one of them represents a wonderful memory of some awesome place that we've seen together...many people have suggested putting these into book form, and this blog is sort of a first step toward that... There may be chaos and negativity all around, but these scenes serve to remind us all that it still really is a beautiful world... Enjoy! - Jim Swilley

REVIEWS AND COMMENTS

"Wow ! Made me tear up ! You Jim Swilley are one amazing,sweet and wonderful man that I love to the moon and back ! Thank you for making these beautiful collages and picking the perfect verse to go with them ! "

"Thanks so much Jim Swilley for sharing! These photographs are amazing and evoke so much love and peace. The beauty of the style gives us a glimpse of Ken Marshall and his appreciation for the aesthetic."

"He has an eye for photography for sure! It's definitely been brought out by finding love with you! I love the pictures and even more I love reading the story unfolding about the love and respect you two share for each other!"